Football

March 5, 1988|By Bill Baker

NFLPA VOTES. Union Members of the National Football League Players Association elected defensive end George Martin of the New York Giants to succeed the retiring Marvin Powell as president. Martin, a 13-year veteran, was elected to the position during the second day of a three-day meeting of the union's player represenatives in Washington. Tight end John Spagnola of the Philadelphia Eagles was elected as first vice president. Powell had been president of the NFLPA for the past two years, but announced his retirement from the Tampa Bay Bucs earlier this year after undergoing several knee operations. Martin had served as the Giants' player representative since 1981. Mick Luckhurst and Mike Kenn of Atlanta, Mike Davis of the San Diego Chargers and Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins were all re-elected to the union's executive committee.